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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365216#Comment_365216Wed, 14 May 2014 20:02:40 -0500Purple WyrmPeripherally related to tabletop gaming, I've been producing themed Snoos for the Warhammer subreddit for a while now. Here's the gallery but there's also wallpapers,

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365222#Comment_365222Wed, 14 May 2014 23:50:31 -0500Morac
Quantum and Arctic Scavengers. Both of these look really good, but I hesitate to purchase them without playing them first.

Has anyone here played either of them? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365225#Comment_365225Thu, 15 May 2014 00:49:36 -0500johnjonesHow well does Star Wars: Edge of the Empire reflect the Star Wars universe? So far, my favorite system is the original West End Games d6 system for it. Far more than the D20 follow-ups, it reflected the way the action flowed in the movies. You could say "my character runs across the room, firing one blaster shot each at the first two stormtroopers and then dives for cover behind the bar." and have that be a difficult but doable feat for even a novice character to accomplish.

In the d20 games that might be four rounds of action with the GM asking "Do you have the Dive for Cover Feat? Also you said your character was coming from the restroom area. Does your character have the Take a Shit Feat that he would need to successfully relieve himself?" ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365227#Comment_365227Thu, 15 May 2014 04:32:28 -0500DarkestI've been perusing the preview of the new 7th edition Warhammer 40k info in the newest White Dwarf. Some interesting stuff in there. I wish I wasn't such a novice at actually playing the game as opposed to sticking toy soldiers together so I could give a better opinion on it.

Got the new Elder Sign expansion at last. I look forward to the added challenge. I don't think we've lost a game of Base Elder Sign. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365238#Comment_365238Thu, 15 May 2014 12:08:42 -0500Steve
When it is too fried we've been playing: Cthulhu Dice, King of Tokyo and X-Wing Miniatures.

I got Damage Report in the mail the other day. Only a year and a half after the kickstarter for it ended. I haven't sat down and played it yet.

I made a game for this year's Game Chef. If you want to check it out, it's at https://www.dropbox.com/s/b5nb0cj8l2hwzva/gamechef%20character%20sheets.pdfIt's a game about fairies playing dodgeball with wild magic. I may work on it more after Game Chef and eventually run a Kickstarter for it. Depends on how well it's received. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365252#Comment_365252Thu, 15 May 2014 17:00:06 -0500brittanica
Fate system. All the materials appear to be free/pay-what-you-can, which is nice.Haven't gotten past just talking about the basics, not even to character creation. But, seems pretty simple. Anyone run a game w/ Fate before?

We recently got Munchkin: Axe Cop, mainly because our comic shop got some in (Ethan Nicolle was the big guest at our FCBD event). Haven't given it a shot yet; the rule book is pretty daunting for a couple of tabletop noobs. We'll probably give it a shot tonight. The fella and our friend are playing Heroclix right this moment. I've only played 'Clix once in the past year or two. Not really my thing. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365258#Comment_365258Thu, 15 May 2014 18:58:25 -0500Steve
Do you know if they're doing Fate Core or Accelerated? Accelerated is much simpler! (shameless plug, I made an iOS Fate character sheet app. ) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365266#Comment_365266Fri, 16 May 2014 04:11:27 -0500DarkestTabletop Gaming Thread 2014http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365270#Comment_365270
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365270#Comment_365270Fri, 16 May 2014 09:50:12 -0500LokiZeroIt's a very narrative system, so when one of my players says something like, "My character runs across the room, firing one blaster shot each at the first two stormtroopers and then dives for cover behind the bar," I would say sounds cool, go ahead and roll your attack. The dice system works so that you can succeed or fail yet generate a number of "threats" or an "advantages", so with a success and an advantage I could say "You ran across the room, firing your blaster at each of the stormtroopers, dealing X number of damage to them and then you dove for cover. Your attack confused them, so they're going to get a few setback die on their turn." OR with a threat I could say, "You ran across the room, firing your blaster at each of the stormtroopers, dealing X number of damage to them and then you dove for cover. Your attack drew all of their attention on you, so they are quickly converging on your location."

Works both ways with failures too. So Failure/Advantage = "You ran across the room, firing your blaster at each of the stormtroopers, dealing 0 damage to them and then you dove for cover. Your attack confused them, so they're going to get a few setback die on their turn." And then Failure/Threat = "You ran across the room, firing your blaster at each of the stormtroopers, dealing 0 damage to them and then you dove for cover. You misjudged your jump, so you're now out in the open and they're all converging on your location."

It's super fun and has a very Star Wars feel to it. I'd call it the spiritual successor to the old West End d6 system. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365310#Comment_365310Sat, 17 May 2014 00:03:08 -0500FlabyoLike, if you're picking a lock and roll a failure rather than just saying 'you failed, the door stays locked' you do something like 'you struggle with the lock but finally get the door open, however the noise means that the guards in the next room are standing ready for you'. Because having the door stay locked is dull, you WANT the players to go into that room cause that's where your next cool thing happens... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365317#Comment_365317Sat, 17 May 2014 06:02:42 -0500cjkogerI'll have to look into Fate, I just never have for some reason. I like the mechanic you guys are talking about though. Finding that right balance of narrative freedom, but actual game mechanics is tough sometimes. I have been hunting for a good intro system for some first time RPers. I had been leaning towards an open d6 system, similar to the old west end star wars, but I'll have to check out Fate.

We built a bunch of soviets the other night for Bolt Action. My United States forces are prepped and ready. I picked up an old 4'x8' gaming table and terrain I'd left at a buddies house years ago. Excited to get the hobby/gaming room in the house up to par. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365321#Comment_365321Sat, 17 May 2014 16:59:34 -0500DarkestTabletop Gaming Thread 2014http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365326#Comment_365326
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365326#Comment_365326Sun, 18 May 2014 07:30:00 -0500Warped Savant
Anyone know where I might be able to find a copy online? (Shipping to Canada required) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365330#Comment_365330Sun, 18 May 2014 18:20:22 -0500Porco_Diohttps://crossed.obsidianportal.com/ ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365878#Comment_365878Sat, 07 Jun 2014 09:19:02 -0500curbTabletop Gaming Thread 2014http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365886#Comment_365886
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365886#Comment_365886Sun, 08 Jun 2014 02:06:54 -0500VornaskottiAge of the Tempest: Roleplaying for kids and beginners

Age of the Tempest is a table-top roleplaying game targeted for kids and beginners. We want to teach role-playing to a new generation of gamers.

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365892#Comment_365892Sun, 08 Jun 2014 04:24:20 -0500DarkestTabletop Gaming Thread 2014http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365894#Comment_365894
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365894#Comment_365894Sun, 08 Jun 2014 06:03:05 -0500ScrymgeourTabletop Gaming Thread 2014http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365909#Comment_365909
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=365909#Comment_365909Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:38:04 -0500LokiZeroTabletop Gaming Thread 2014http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366065#Comment_366065
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366065#Comment_366065Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:58:25 -0500LokiZeroInterlude: The WraithPart 1Teemo the Hutt sat in the darkness, quietly sobbing to himself. There was no-one else left to hear him in his modest Mos Shuuta palace. They had all left him. Even the witless Gammorean guards -- who would work for next to nothing to stay in the employ of a Hutt -- had abandoned him.He was a failure, and they could smell it on him.Light suddenly filled the room, blinding Teemo’s eyes. The sound of footsteps came to his ears, along with the piggy snorts of Gammorean guards, followed by the unmistakable sound of a Hutt slithering across the duracrete floor.“Cousin Jabba, is that you?” Teemo said, choking back his tears.“Teemo my boy!” Jabba approached his younger cousin and put a meaty arm around him. “What a state I find you in, sitting in the dark, crying like a slave girl. Come to think of it, where are your slave girls, and your guards, for that matter?”“G-gone, all gone, cousin.” Teemo could no longer hold back his tears and bawled into the larger Hutt’s massive shoulder.Teemo recoiled at the force of Jabba’s backhand. “Act like a Hutt, you sniveling worm!” Jabba said, his face wrinkled in disgust. “Now, tell your cousin what happened.”Teemo pulled together whatever dignity was left within himself and said, “It was the Rodian, and his friends – a Twi’lek slave girl and a human desert rat. They escaped, stole my best bounty hunter’s ship, and then they killed him! The Rodian, I thought we were friends…”“Friends!? HO HO HO HO Teemo, you miserable little fool!” Jabba’s booming laugh echoed through the palace. “A Hutt has no friends! A Hutt needs no friends! A Hutt needs only slaves to do his bidding, only employees to run his errands…” Jabba put his arm back around the younger Hutt, “And Family, to deliver vengeance to those who would be so bold to defy a Hutt!”Teemo wiped his non-cybernetic eye, “V-vengeance, Jabba? You would do this for me?”“Of course, Teemo my boy! You’re a Hutt, and your shame is my shame.” Jabba said, “Soon the heads of these con artists will decorate these walls.”Jabba slithered towards the door. “I’ve hired The Wraith.”Teemo sputtered, “The Wraith!? Oh Mighty Jabba, you honor me!”Jabba turned and said, “It’s more than you deserve, you wretch! But I have Fett tracking Captain Solo as we speak, and The Wraith’s tactics are much more, shall we say, appropriate for these lowlifes.”Teemo’s tears were all but forgotten. The Wraith was the most notorious assassin in the Outer Rim, and he takes no live contracts. Teemo felt a smile on his wide face. “Thank you cousin, oh, thank you so much for this, you won’t regret this charity!”“Charity?” Jabba laughed long and hard, nearly doubling over. “No Teemo, not charity. This is about delivering a message. No-one crosses a Hutt and lives.”Jabba slithered past his guards, two of which Teemo recognized as his former employees Garvon and Gartogg, and looked back from the doorway. “Fear not, cousin Teemo, Jabba has taken care of everything.”The Gammoreans suddenly rushed at Teemo, their axes held high. The wet sound of Gammorean steel chopping into fat and flesh mingled with Teemo’s screams… and Jabba’s deep booming laughter. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366074#Comment_366074Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:01:38 -0500DarkestWe've had to skip a session of Dragon Age and I'm Fiending for another fix. There is one problem though. I'm having a little trouble getting into character mostly because this is the first character that's seen more than a single session and I haven't really had to "find a voice" etc. I'm working on it and may have to tweak his motivations etc. Doesn't help that I came up with two character concepts who I know how they speak and their motivations and character traits. Previous to RPGs I had/have the same problem with fiction in that either a character occurs to me or just what they look like, sort of an automata.

I could do with some advice.

I'm not deterred though at the very least I'm having fun throwing d6 around and being a team player.

I have thought that I should subject myself to D&D or Pathfinder just to understand them. After listening to so many different systems being played the amount of stat crunch is off putting and at least with 4th Ed D&D the combat seems kind of tedious.

That said I would like some recommendations for Actual Play podcasts I'm up to date on most of the campaigns of the ones I do listen to. Any Recommendations? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366082#Comment_366082Wed, 18 Jun 2014 06:03:49 -0500LokiZero
One Shot, and it's wonderful. Here's their own description of it:

One Shot is a podcast about role playing games. Every month, host and Game Master James D’Amato leads a group of players on a self-contained adventure.

Every adventure will be wrapped up in 4-5 episodes in time for a new story, in a new system, with new players the following month.

One Shot will explore every RP system possible to give listeners a sampling of the possibilities in the wide wild world of role playing.

That actually makes me really happy. Reading the article it looks like I should try to get the latest printing. I don't own it, and have only played the old printing. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366154#Comment_366154Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:06:28 -0500DarkestTabletop Gaming Thread 2014http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366156#Comment_366156
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366156#Comment_366156Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:30:33 -0500RenThingWhich, considering the context of the game, says a lot. They could've just said, "Yeah, well, the game is meant to be offensive." They didn't. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366161#Comment_366161Sat, 21 Jun 2014 05:54:01 -0500Warped SavantHere's a game that's supposed to be offensive and you have people complaining that it *gasp* offends them!Shit! "Passable Transvestite" is, by no means, the most offensive card in the game...

The fact that the creator apologized for the game doing exactly what it was meant to seems absolutely ridiculous. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366165#Comment_366165Sat, 21 Jun 2014 07:48:22 -0500brittanica
(Not to get all cynical, but it's also making the game more likely to sell to a wider audience.)At the end of the day, I don't think it's really a big deal. Miss the card? Grab a Sharpie and a blank card. It's a very customizable game.

I did recently play CAH w/ a large group of people, a few I'd never met. Someone played the "Virginia Tech Massacre" card. Turns out one guy moved here from Virginia, and he knew people who went/still go there. Very visibly upset by it. That's not fun, seeing a game make someone sad like that.So yeah, I think there's a line. Luckily we all actually get a say in what it is. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366169#Comment_366169Sat, 21 Jun 2014 09:52:14 -0500Warped SavantIf you want to play the same game but not get offended play Crabs Adjust Humidity or perhaps Apples to Apples.

But maybe I have that opinion because, although not exclusively about trying to be offensive, I've had at least 4 completely different groups of friends describe CAH as "a game just like Apples to Apples but you're trying to be as offensive as possible" ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366186#Comment_366186Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:12:10 -0500Flabyo
funny as possible. You only win points if the person judging the round thinks your choice is the funniest.

For some people, funniest may well be 'most offensive'.

Not for everyone. I've played games of it where it got incredibly clever and pun filled because that was the general mood of the players. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=11347&Focus=366316#Comment_366316Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:17:13 -0500Ben Klumaster
Emma Watson" was the biggest winner in the last game I played. ]]>